In [Dan Herlihy]’s case, hacking a cheap Brother label printer to use thermal paper meant saving $300 on a dedicated receipt printer.

Here's how it works: The thermal paper used in this process is coated with a material that changes color when exposed to heat. As the paper rolls through the printer, the thermal printhead ...

Domtar Corporation today announced the successful acquisition of Iconex Paper from Atlas Holdings. Iconex Paper converts thermal paper parent rolls into point-of-sale (POS) receipt rolls, serving ...

Vienna Design Week 2010: London designer Philippe Malouin made bowls from rolls of till paper at Vienna Design Week Laboratory. Called Thermal Till Paper Vessels, the pieces were created in the ...

According to a study published in the Oct. 22 issue of PLOS ONE, thermal paper— a common type of receipt paper— contains bisphenol A (BPA). BPA is an endocrine disruptor, which interferes with ...